Nanotechnology

Foley’s Nanotechnology attorneys help you realize the potential of your nano-enabled innovations — such as cleantech and nanobiotechnology — by protecting your IP assets, building financial interest, evaluating your technology’s potential, navigating changing regulatory compliance, and aiding the management of your business and industry risks.

We have been at the vanguard of nanotech research and applications from its inception, guiding clients like you through the legal and business issues that impact this field.

Developing IP Strategies for Nanotechnology Clients

Your IP assets may be worth more than your company, and building a solid, protected patent portfolio is one way to bolster your competitive advantage. As IP counsel to some of the nation’s top nanotechnology labs, our Nanotechnology attorneys can help you develop an offensive strategy to protect and leverage your IP, and an in-depth understanding of how your decisions today regarding licensing, tech transfer agreements, strategic alliances, start-up acquisitions, and confidentiality and trade secret matters can affect your commercial viability down the road.

Beyond our legal know-how, as scientists we have advanced degrees and hands-on work experience in relevant technology areas that enable us to provide the level of full-balanced technical, business, and legal perspective needed to effectively and efficiently accomplish your objectives. Our background includes fields such as:

If you are an emerging company, we can help you secure critical financing by leveraging your IP assets and building and communicating a licensing strategy that piques the interest of investors, while affording you the maximum portfolio protection.

Established private and public companies can benefit from our experience with public or private capital-raising securities offerings, M&As, divestitures, recapitalizations, and restructurings.

Proactive Federal Tax Counsel for Nanotechnology Clients

Companies like yours can benefit from proactive counsel on federal tax issues you face as you expand, including start-up expenses, choice of entity, contributions of capital and intangible and tangible property, technology licensing and other transfers, issuances of stock and debt, stock option plans, reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions.

Government Contracting Opportunities for Nanotechnology

Entering into a deal with the federal government or one requiring compliance with extensive federal regulations is fraught with risk — and opportunity, as long as you know where and how to go about it. We have Nanotechnology attorneys in our Washington, D.C. office who are at the heart of all things governmental, and are particularly skilled with finding opportunities for clients to conduct business with the federal government. We can counsel you on key procurement issues and strategies, negotiate contracts, file and defend bid protests, negotiate claims settlements, litigate contract disputes and claims, and assist you in obtaining statutory relief from the U.S. Congress when necessary.

Regulatory Compliance and Nanotechnology

The continuing uncertainty about the impact of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues on nanotechnology has resulted in increasing regulation from government agencies like the FDA, EPA, and USDA. We can help you anticipate and proactively address regulatory obstacles by monitoring U.S. regulatory changes, developing a strategic approach to address public concerns relating to EHS issues, and providing advice on regulatory approval process.